Blog 513
I got distracted this week with another sample picture that
has been on my design wall for many months. This is what it used to look like and
I decided to have a play with it to see how I could develop it.
At some stage in the past I had added extra lines of
definition with black ink (round the eyes and along the muzzle!) but the
process hadn’t given the effect that I had hoped for. I was aiming for a pen
and wash effect but the ink just seeped into the fabric and gave a line which
was too solid and clumsy. So this sample was going nowhere and it gave me the
excuse to play! The first thing I did was to add a layer of painted fusible,
followed by a layer of sheers and then I added more stitch.
And the outcome …? This sample is still going nowhere but it
has provided me with the means for exploration. By adding the extra layers, I
think there is more colour and depth to the piece (although it is still spoiled
by those ink lines!!) The overall effect is one of warmth and I think there are
many possibilities here for me to extend this process into my present creative
endeavours!
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